Google says YouTube will be at risk if media revenue law goes ahead
But Australia’s antitrust body says the envisioned law will not require Google to charge unless it chooses to
Hong Kong — Google and Australia’s competition watchdog exchanged online fire after the US company warned that an imminent law governing revenue sharing with the media would force it to disclose sensitive data and jeopardise free services such as YouTube.
The Alphabet subsidiary said on Monday the draft regulation would force it to share information with external parties and “put our free services at risk”. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission fired back, saying the envisioned legislation would not require Google to charge unless it chose to, prompting the US company to accuse the agency of misrepresenting its views...
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